Name: Stressful voice.
Age: See for yourself.
Appearance: I really don’t have time for that.
Hey, is everything okay? Of course. I have a lot of work to do, my boss is on my back for no reason, one of the children was sent home sick from school and now I have to have a stupid conversation with you. But, yes, everything is wonderful. Thanks for asking.
Are you sure? You sound pretty stressed. What did this idea give you?
The sound of your voice. What I? No, I always speak with such speed and intensity that strangers visibly withdraw. This is just my personality.
You can’t fool me. Oh God, you sound just like researchers at the University of Saarland in southwest Germany.
Honestly, this is the first time someone has told me this. They just researched how stress affects our voices and found that a stressful day changes the way we talk. Obviously, after a hard day, our breathing becomes faster, which makes us talk faster, louder and more intensely.
This seems obvious. Well, it happens no matter how much stress we experience. We may feel completely calm and relaxed after a hard day, but the changes in our voice will break the game. For example, you will never know that I am stressed.
I would. No, you wouldn’t. How?
Well, for a start you almost cry. However, whether you feel stressed or not, external stressors tend to activate your sympathetic nervous system, leading to the production of cortisol and adrenaline. And that speeds up your breathing, changing your voice.
You’re talking. So, anyway, this study is great, because if voice detection software can understand these changes, it can help doctors and employers diagnose stress before it becomes a problem. Not that I have a problem.
Your hair literally falls out of your head in real time. I can not help! But wouldn’t it be great? Stress is a universal cause of health problems, so early diagnosis has the potential to help the lives of millions. Millions of people who aren’t me, obviously because I’m perfectly fine.
Why does your skin turn pale? I do not know! Stop asking me so many questions! Wow, it’s really hot in here, isn’t it?
Not exactly. Okay, okay, maybe I’m a little stressed. What did you give him? The thin bronchodilation of my airways?
That. You are also squatting in the fetal position. There may be something in this study, you know.
Say, “Stress can make your voice change.
Don’t say, “YES, I KNEW THIS ALREADY!” JESUS CHRIST!”
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